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Afternoon everyone! Hope things are going great this week! Just had some questions regarding trail cam placement and treestand placement specifically on public land. I have had some cameras out mainly around food to see what type of deer are in the area and have been seeing some decent...

Hey Everyone! So this year I was thinking about buying my tags online on August 15th after I missed out on the limited antlerless tags for bow season last year. Has anyone had any experiences with it? Do they just mail those to you or do you still need to go in somewhere to have them printed...

Last night I finally filled my shotgun tag about 20 minutes before shooting light was out. I know most people like to hang their deer and hope for some dry aging to happen. However I was wondering if in these below freezing temperature if I should go ahead and process it tonight or wait. As...

Happy Hunting Fellas! Just had a quick question for yall. Normally during shotgun season, my brother and I sit in treestands or blinds just like during bow season. We are wanting to do something different thing year with the public land around our private land spot. Say we sit in our normal...

Looking to get some new arrows and wanting to try something different then what I am currently shooting. Any good places near Ames or Des Moines? Looking for someone that can recommend what I should be shooting for my set up. Thank you!!

What conditions are right for rattling a little? What time of year would that be? I figured pre-rut would be a good time. 2 bucks fighting so the third thinks there is a hot doe perhaps?

Starting to get to that time of the year! What tactics will people be using this weekend? What about next weekend? Things that come to mind - doe scents, rattling, grunting, can calls, etc. Any difference for pre-rut vs peak rut? (I am assuming post-rut would be similar to pre-rut tactics)...

I have a situation that is kind of different. I am hunting some public in Boone County along the river however I am worried that if I get a shot the deer will most likely head toward the private land that is next to it. I found the persons name and address through Beacon however they live...

Trying something new this year.. Got a cheap garage fridge off Facebook Marketplace. Planning on removing all shelving and putting rails with meat hooks on them. Hoping it works well!!

For those people that used Fixed. What do you recommend? I have been using mechanical but some of the people I hunt with use fixed and seems like most people here like fixed as well. Also it it really that hard to tune your sight/bow for fixed blades?

That is crazy I used to run up that road across the interstate and back down by where Velocity Paintball used to be (near the trailer park). They took that bridge out too over by Jasper. The area is booming especially North Liberty. I grew up on Kimberlite Street. Mom's Maiden name is Madden.

Welcome.!! A lot of great people and great information on here. Small world - I lived in Tiffin for about 7 years growing up, over by the baseball fields when you come into town from Coralville. However when I was growing up that was just a cornfield, hahah. Population has definitely blown up...

Sweet thank you!! Does that include if you are trying to buy your gun tags at the same time at your bow tags? Example: right now I can buy 2 bow tags (1 any deer, 1 antlerless) and 2 gun tags (1 any deer, 1 antlerless)? Or do I have to wait till September 15th to buy any additional antlerless...

Went to get some tags today and had something come up that I thought someone here could help me understand. So I wanted to buy three tags, Bow-Any Sex, Bow-Antlerless (Lee County) and Bow-Antlerless (Boone County). The lady at the shop said the system wouldn't even bring up another section for...

Morning Everyone. Currently living in Ames with the only private land I have access to being located in SE along the Missouri River (very far drive). Trying this year to be able to hunt more often on the public land in Boone County. My question is: Can I park on the side of the drove to...

I hunt alone or with my brother. No driving deer for us. I have access to private however it is 3h and 30m away. I have a stand on public that is closer to my house. I am not really sure how to walk and hunt by yourself.. Seems difficult to me. Last year I did first season with no luck and...

Morning Everyone! Torn between getting 1st or 2nd Shotgun season tags.. Any advice?

Hahah which area?

Hey Everyone, New to the forum and area! Currently having to drive to Keokuk, IA from Ames to deer hunting which really limits the amount of times that I get to go. (3h 30m drive) Any advice on finding closer land to hunt? I know Boone County has a lot of public land near the river. However...